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	May 27, 2003 LHU Track & Field Sprinter and Coach Receive Regional Honors

	(Lock Haven, Pa.) - Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania’s Jennifer Farrow (Canton/Athens) and Haven head track and field coach Mark Elliston were honored by the NCAA Division II Track Coaches Association as the East Region’s Female Athlete of the Year and Men’s Coach of the Year, respectively. It is the second-straight East Region Female Athlete of the Year honor for senior sprinter Jennifer Farrow. She became Lock Haven’s first three-time outdoor All-American after placing fourth in the 400 meters (54.52) at this past weekend’s NCAA Division II National Championship. Farrow captured three titles at the 2003 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships, winning the 400 meters (55.41), the 200 meters (25.09) and anchoring the first-place 4x100 meter relay (47.81). Over her career, she has garnered All-America on four occasions with three outdoor and one indoor accolade, and is also one of eight females in the PSAC to win four straight conference titles after capturing gold in the 400 meters all four seasons.	NCAA Division II East Region Female Athlete of the Year Jennifer Farrow; East Region Men's Coach of the Year Mark Elliston
	Veteran head coach Mark Elliston was selected for East Region Men’s Coach of the Year honors one year after earning the same award for coaching the women’s team. Elliston led the 2003 Bald Eagle team to a 22^nd overall placing at the NCAA Division II National Championships including the program’s second national champion and five All-Americans. He guided the Bald Eagles to runner-up honors at this year’s PSAC Championships including four individual conference champions and one first-place relay. Over the course of the season, the men’s squad had tallied seven individual NCAA provisional qualifiers along with two relays, and sent six individuals and one relay to the NCAA Division II Championships. The Bald Eagles were ranked fourth in the final NCAA Division II power rankings, the top squad in the East Region. ###LHU###